Championship · ENG · Round 29
Middlesbrough
2 - 0
Full time
Watford
Riverside Stadium · Middlesbrough
Lineups
Middlesbrough4-2-3-1 Watford3-4-2-1 Middlesbrough substitutes
18 Duncan Watmore 6.0 ↑72'
25 Matt Crooks ↑84'
4 Alex Mowatt ↑90'
15 Anfernee Dijksteel ↑90'
23 Liam Roberts
27 Marc Bola
2 Isaiah Jones
Coach: Michael Carrick · Unavailable: Alex Bangura (injury), Ben Doak (injury), Harley Hunt (injury), Luke Ayling (injury), Neto Borges (injury), Seny Dieng (injury), Solomon Brynn (injury)
Watford substitutes
25 Leandro Bacuna 6.2 ↑46'
21 Henrique Araujo 6.0 ↑46'
54 Tobi Adeyemo 5.9 ↑46'
18 Yaser Asprilla 6.8 ↑63'
32 Matthew Pollock 6.7 ↑71'
35 Maduka Okoye
42 James Morris
Coach: Slaven Bilic · Unavailable: Amin Nabizada (injury), Giorgi Chakvetadze (injury), Kwadwo Baah (injury), Yasser Larouci (injury)
Match events
36'Chuba Akpom assist: Cameron Archer 1 - 0⚽
38'Craig Cathcart
44'Jonathan Howson
45+3'Marcus Forss assist: Jonathan Howson 2 - 0⚽
Second half
46'↑ Leandro Bacuna ↓ Francisco Sierralta⇄
46'↑ Henrique Araujo ↓ Ismael Kone⇄
46'↑ Tobi Adeyemo ↓ Keinan Davis⇄
63'↑ Yaser Asprilla ↓ Joao Ferreira⇄
71'↑ Matthew Pollock ↓ Matheus Martins⇄
72'↑ Duncan Watmore ↓ Marcus Forss⇄
84'↑ Matt Crooks ↓ Cameron Archer⇄
90+2'Tobi Adeyemo
90+3'↑ Alex Mowatt ↓ Chuba Akpom⇄
90+4'↑ Anfernee Dijksteel ↓ Riley McGree⇄
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Match details
| Competition | Championship |
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| Kick-off (UTC) | Saturday, 28 January 2023, 15:00 UTC — shown in your local time at the top of this page |
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| Status | Finished |
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Line-ups, match events and the head-to-head record for this fixture are shown
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Head to head
5Middlesbrough wins4Draws10Watford wins 19 past meetings on record. Biggest Middlesbrough win: Middlesbrough 3–1 Watford (2024). Biggest Watford win: Middlesbrough 0–1 Watford (2025).
15 Feb 2025Middlesbrough 0 - 1 WatfordChampionship
5 Oct 2024Watford 2 - 1 MiddlesbroughChampionship
4 May 2024Middlesbrough 3 - 1 WatfordChampionship
30 Sep 2023Watford 2 - 3 MiddlesbroughChampionship
30 Aug 2022Watford 2 - 1 MiddlesbroughChampionship
5 Apr 2021Middlesbrough 1 - 1 WatfordChampionship
11 Sep 2020Watford 1 - 0 MiddlesbroughChampionship
14 Jan 2017Watford 0 - 0 MiddlesbroughPremier League
16 Oct 2016Middlesbrough 0 - 1 WatfordPremier League
6 Apr 2015Watford 2 - 0 MiddlesbroughChampionship
Show all 19 past meetings
25 Oct 2014Middlesbrough 1 - 1 WatfordChampionship
15 Feb 2014Watford 1 - 0 MiddlesbroughChampionship
9 Nov 2013Middlesbrough 2 - 2 WatfordChampionship
12 Jan 2013Middlesbrough 1 - 2 WatfordChampionship
6 Oct 2012Watford 1 - 2 MiddlesbroughChampionship
28 Apr 2012Watford 2 - 1 MiddlesbroughChampionship
5 Nov 2011Middlesbrough 1 - 0 WatfordChampionship
19 Mar 2011Middlesbrough 2 - 1 WatfordChampionship
25 Sep 2010Watford 3 - 1 MiddlesbroughChampionship
1Steffen
3Giles
16Howson
8↓90'McGree
1Bachmann
3Gaspar
23Sarr